The bestselling book Conga Drumming comes to life in this Beginner's Video Guide with Jorge Bermudez - a dynamic teacher with 20 years of professional playing and recording experience with groups like Pablo Cruise Crowded House and the Gipsy Kings. Conga Drumming's authors Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby help with the teaching and Scott Sansby plays shekere maracas and cymbals in the ensemble performances. Learn authentic conga parts for calypso rumba conga bomba and bembe The secret of 'mano secreta' - the technique used by master conga drummers to play with comfort fluidity and safety. Running time approximately 1 hour. Note: The first half of the book of the same titleis contained in the video instruction.

Learning congas was meant to be this easy! This unique two-part DVD was designed to offer the beginning hand drummer a fun and creative approach to start playing immediately. In Part 1 expert percusionist Brad Dutz covers how to develop a good sense of the beat how to produce tones and how to play a rhythm. Part 2 presents in-depth instructions on the proper techniques for producing a variety of tones and sounds. In addition to presenting exercises to develop strong technique this DVD also exposes you to various authentic rhythmic patterns from a diversity of world cultures. Brad Dutz was born in Decatur Illinois and has played music all of his life. In1981 after graduating from North Texas University he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Luis Conte who to this day is a strong influence both as a teacher and a friend. Brad Dutz has performed with such notables as Alanis Morrissette (Alanis Unplugged) LeAnn Rimes (Twisted Angel) the Ocena's 11 soundtrack Lee Ann Womack (Something worth Leaving Behind) and David Benoit (Fuzzy Logic). INCLUDES:Basic Rhythms Various drum tones and sounds Proper technique for playing Authentic World rhythm patterns and cultures Cutting-edge DVD special feature sets SPECIAL FEATURESInteractive Drums From Around the World Performance Applications of Education: Fanga Rhythm Framedrum Performance Additional Product Previews DVD-ROM Features: Internet Connectivity Printable Worksheets